Total Crime Rate

255.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 255.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rock End Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Ellacombe , and the 39th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rock End Avenue (TQ1 2DH) in the last 12 months was 255.7 per 1,000 residents and was 150.4% higher than the Ellacombe average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 161.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock End Avenue (TQ1 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near St Marks Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rock End Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Marks Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Marks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daddyhole Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Parkhill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkhill Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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